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Light Reading @lightreading.bsky.social · 21h

Hans Vestberg's sudden departure from the top job at Verizon is not how company bosses normally make a planned exit.

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There is something fishy about the Verizon CEO swap-out

Hans Vestberg's sudden departure from the top job at Verizon is not how company bosses normally make a planned exit.

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Light Reading @lightreading.bsky.social · 5d

Telstra has been ordered to pay a $12 million fine for switching nearly 9,000 Belong customers to a lower-speed Internet plan without their knowledge.

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Telstra fined $12M over false Internet speed claims

Telstra has been ordered to pay a $12 million fine for switching nearly 9,000 Belong customers to a lower-speed Internet plan without their knowledge.

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Light Reading @lightreading.bsky.social · 7d

People were mistaken to think open RAN would spur software competition, says Verizon's Yago Tenorio.

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Verizon CTO slams unrealistic open RAN goals

People were mistaken to think open RAN would spur software competition, says Verizon's Yago Tenorio.

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Light Reading @lightreading.bsky.social · 14d

State plan will achieve 'near-universal BEAD coverage.' But uncertainty remains around the NTIA's potential plan for further BEAD bidding.

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Illinois to spend 95% of BEAD funds

State plan will achieve 'near-universal BEAD coverage.' But uncertainty remains around the NTIA's potential plan for further BEAD bidding.

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Light Reading @lightreading.bsky.social · 14d

'Our platform is designed to be easy to use and cost-effective, qualities that unfortunately can also attract occasional bad actors,' said MobileX CEO Peter Adderton. The CEO noted that his firm has safeguards in place to identify and block automated or bulk usage.

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MobileX reacts to SIM cards pics in NYC telecom caper

MobileX reacts to SIM cards pictured in NYC telecom terror sweep

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Light Reading @lightreading.bsky.social · 15d

Nokia is replacing Ericsson, Huawei and Samsung at thousands of UK sites operated by VodafoneThree.

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Nokia is the big winner in VodafoneThree 5G refresh

Nokia is replacing Ericsson, Huawei and Samsung at thousands of UK sites operated by VodafoneThree.

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Light Reading @lightreading.bsky.social · 16d

Three people died after Australian telco Optus' emergency call system went down for 13 hours, with politicians warning it will face serious consequences.

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Optus warned of 'consequences' after outage

Three people died after Australian telco Optus' emergency call system went down for 13 hours, with politicians warning it will face serious consequences.

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Light Reading @lightreading.bsky.social · 19d

New Street Research's Blair Levin says the FCC has no legal authority to revoke a broadcaster license in this instance. The odds of a revocation are low, but the risk for broadcasters 'is higher than it has ever been,' he said.

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Carr's threat to pull licenses on shaky legal ground

New Street Research's Blair Levin says the FCC has no legal authority to revoke a broadcaster license in this instance.

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Light Reading @lightreading.bsky.social · 20d

Amazon wants the FCC to roll back a five-year deorbit rule for satellites which was established in 2022 to mitigate the harms of orbital debris.

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Amazon to FCC: Drop five-year deorbit rule

Amazon wants the FCC to roll back a five-year deorbit rule for satellites which was established in 2022 to mitigate the harms of orbital debris.

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Light Reading @lightreading.bsky.social · 22d

EchoStar's share price has soared to a record high after lucrative spectrum sales and its decision to ditch open RAN.

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EchoStar plays great spectrum hand after O-RAN bluff

EchoStar's share price has soared to a record high after lucrative spectrum sales and its decision to ditch open RAN.

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Light Reading @lightreading.bsky.social · 27d

As the FCC considers changes to its annual broadband report, SpaceX is demanding the inclusion of satellite coverage in its analysis of service availability, arguing the role of satellite broadband 'can no longer be ignored.'

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SpaceX demands recognition in FCC's broadband report

SpaceX is demanding the inclusion of satellite coverage in the FCC's annual analysis of broadband service availability.

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Light Reading @lightreading.bsky.social · 28d

Light Reading is delighted to announce the winners from hundreds of entries and dozens of finalists in the 20 categories comprising the 21st annual Leading Lights Awards.

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Light Reading's Leading Lights 2025: The Winners

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Light Reading @lightreading.bsky.social · 29d

New Street Research policy analyst Blair Levin joins the podcast to discuss the outcome of BEAD's 'benefit of the bargain' bidding and how federal policy changes may exacerbate the digital divide despite increasing access.

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The Divide: Blair Levin on what's next for bargain BEAD

Blair Levin on the outcome of BEAD's 'benefit of the bargain' bidding and how federal policy may exacerbate the digital divide despite increasing access.

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Light Reading @lightreading.bsky.social · Sep 8

EchoStar has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its entire portfolio of prized AWS-4 and H-block spectrum licenses to SpaceX in a deal valued at approximately $19 billion.

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How EchoStar-SpaceX deal reshapes wireless, satellite

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Light Reading @lightreading.bsky.social · Sep 4

Samsung struggled in Q2 2025 in the foldable smartphone market, but analysts expect the smartphone giant will experience a more solid Q3.

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Foldable smartphone market rebounds – report

Samsung struggled in Q2 2025 in the foldable smartphone market, but analysts expect the smartphone giant will experience a more solid Q3.

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Light Reading @lightreading.bsky.social · Sep 3

Heavy Reading's Sterling Perrin explains why many CSPs believe AI will increase connectivity demand at a greater rate in their long-haul networks.

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CSPs bank on wavelength services to monetize AI traffic

Heavy Reading's Sterling Perrin explains why many CSPs believe AI will increase connectivity demand at a greater rate in their long-haul networks.

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Light Reading @lightreading.bsky.social · Sep 2

If operators do not swing behind open RAN, they can forget their dreams of diversifying the market, says Mavenir's Pardeep Kohli.

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Mavenir CEO warns of Ericsson and Nokia duopoly

If operators do not swing behind open RAN, they can forget their dreams of diversifying the market, says Mavenir's Pardeep Kohli.

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Light Reading @lightreading.bsky.social · Aug 28

The decommissioning of Dish's radio access network is bad news for AWS, Fujitsu, Mavenir, Samsung and Wind River and could be another nail in the coffin of true open RAN.

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EchoStar rout leaves its open RAN vendors high and dry

The decommissioning of Dish's radio access network is bad news for AWS, Fujitsu, Mavenir, Samsung and Wind River.

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Light Reading @lightreading.bsky.social · Aug 27

AT&T's CEO is confident the company can deploy EchoStar's midband spectrum 'quickly,' but he said lowband deployments could take years.

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AT&T's rollout of EchoStar's lowband will take years

AT&T's CEO is confident the company can deploy EchoStar's midband spectrum 'quickly,' but he said lowband deployments could take years.

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Nicole Ferraro - Light Reading @nicfer.bsky.social · Aug 26

New for @lightreading.bsky.social: preliminary BEAD results from several states in the past week show fiber is still winning the majority of broadband serviceable locations and funding, but LEO satellite is picking up a bit of steam.

Fiber still dominates most BEAD locations

Several states' final proposals released in recent days show fiber still leads in BEAD location wins.

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Light Reading @lightreading.bsky.social · Aug 26

EchoStar will pivot to a 'hybrid mobile network operator' after it sells some spectrum to AT&T. But will the deal satisfy EchoStar's FCC proceedings?

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EchoStar's days as a facilities-based MNO are toast

EchoStar will pivot to a 'hybrid mobile network operator' after it sells some spectrum to AT&T. But will the deal satisfy EchoStar's FCC proceedings?

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Light Reading @lightreading.bsky.social · Aug 22

The new Google Pixel 10 has a number of standout AI and design features, and is now available in Latin America.

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Google Pixel 10 stays humble

The new Google Pixel 10 has a number of standout AI and design features, and is now available in Latin America.

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Light Reading @lightreading.bsky.social · Aug 21

While broadband infrastructure deployment has improved throughout the country, the 'affordability gap' exceeds 30% in multiple rural states, according to research from BroadbandNow.

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Broadband deployment improves but 'devastating affordability gap' remains – report

While broadband infrastructure deployment has improved throughout the country, the 'affordability gap' exceeds 30% in multiple rural states, according to research from BroadbandNow.

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Nicole Ferraro - Light Reading @nicfer.bsky.social · Aug 20

"This set of regional outcomes is within potential awardee capacity ... supplies universal coverage of eligible locations, and demonstrates a technology-neutral approach prioritizing low-cost projects," said WV of its final BEAD proposal. || @lightreading.bsky.social

West Virginia sticks with fiber for BEAD

The third state to release its final proposal for BEAD, West Virginia's revised program will still award 99% of its broadband deployment funding for fiber networks.

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Light Reading @lightreading.bsky.social · Aug 20

After shedding assets and staff, Spark looks for growth from core telecom services amid a drop in profits.

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Spark net profit plunges as it seeks connectivity reset

After shedding assets and staff, Spark looks for growth from core telecom services amid a drop in profits.

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